What empire grew larger than the old Roman Empire?
Islamic Empire
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When the Byzantine emperor sent a message asking the pope to help defend the city of Constantinople, how did the pope respond?
The pope sent the kings to Jerusalem, not Constantinople.
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What are the attempts to recapture Jerusalem called?
The Crusades
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What was a crusader?
One of the knights fighting to recapture Jerusalem.
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What did the crusaders learn in Arab countries
They learned some Muslim customs like bathing frequency.
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Was the "People's Crusade" successful? Why or why not?
The "People's Crusade" (farmers and peasants led by wandering preacher Peter the Hermit) was NOT successful, because they did not know who they were f...
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Getting inside the walls of Jerusalem was difficult. How did the knights of the First Crusade finally manage to do it?
They filled the moat with stone and rolled siege towers across the stone to climb into the walls.
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Why did the knights set out to fight a Second Crusade? Did it succeed?
The knights set out to fight a second crusade because the Sacacens attacked the kingdom of Edessa near Jerusalem. It did not succeed.
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Who was Saladin and who did he defeat?
Saladin was a great Saracen warrior. He fought King Guy and he defeated him and his Crusader Army.
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What did Saladin do when he entered Jerusalem?
Saladin did not kill the Christians and instead took them captive and sold them as slaves. He let the weak and elderly go free though.
